If Nearpod CEO Guido Kovalskys has his way, overhead projectors and PowerPoint presentations will never bore students again. Instead, he wants to see cutting-edge technologies and interactive content ...

Heads down on desks. Eyes glued to a cell phone blinking and begging to be tapped for a higher score. Avoiding an assignment because “I don’t have a pencil to write with.” When I see this in my ...

Nearpod, which offers a tool to help teachers create and distribute digital lessons and presentations, has closed an undisclosed Series A round; sources close to the deal say it’s in the ballpark of ...

Renaissance, a global leader in student-centered, pre-K–12 personalized practice and assessment, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nearpod, a leader in teacher-facilitated ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Renaissance, a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology resources and insights, is proud to announce that Nearpod + Freckle is the recipient of ...

Nearpod, the interactive instructional platform that lets teachers view students’ progress in real time, today is launching Nearpod Math as an additional curriculum channel for K–8 educators, the ...

Guido Kovalskys, Felipe Sommer and Emiliano Abramzon founded and ran Nearpod, an education-technology company based in Aventura. Photo courtesy of Nearpod Since 2012, three founders have grown their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of education and entrepreneurship. Nearpod is a comprehensive student engagement platform that enables ...

The founders of Nearpod faced a lot of naysayers when they launched their education-technology company in South Florida in 2012. “People told us ‘forget it, what you’re trying to do is nothing short ...

Nearly 80% percent of American adults have smartphones these days, according to Pew Research. And the kids are catching up, studies from the Kaiser Family Foundation suggest. Now, an education tech ...